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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Diamond Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Hill and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Diamond Hill:
- 34.063445, -83.277932
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Diamond Hill
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Diamond Hill is near Clarke County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Diamond Hill
Communities Also Named Diamond Hill ...
We found seven communities that are also named Diamond Hill.
Within Georgia, the name Diamond Hill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south of the Diamond Hill that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Diamond Hill.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Diamond Hill [Herkimer County].
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Diamond Hill [Anson County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Diamond Hill is located in Providence County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Diamond Hill that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Diamond Hill.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Diamond Hill is located in Bedford County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Diamond Hill that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Diamond Hill.
- Campbell County
- This Diamond Hill is located in Campbell County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the northeast of the Diamond Hill that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Diamond Hill.
- Lynchburg City
- This Diamond Hill is located in Lynchburg City and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the northeast of the Diamond Hill that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Diamond Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Hill ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cherokee Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Danielsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Dogsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogsboro
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Hull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overlook Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
- Planter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Porterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Seagraves
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seagraves is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
- Shoal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Winter Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Diamond Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Diamond Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond Hill and extending to:
- Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Diamond Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Diamond Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Diamond Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0634, Longitude: -83.2779 In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.987 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.775 degrees. |
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